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Blawg Directory: Law Students

think like a woman … act like a man
"AKA The Ruby Red Slipper Blog." Law student journal about her life and fledgling legal job. Much about her mixed-breed dog, Martha.
PT-LawMom
This blawg discusses work-life balance issues faced by parents in the workplace, highlights legal news stories, and covers other blogs and topics, not all of them law-related.
Law Students Building a Better Legal Profession
Building a Better Legal Profession is a national, law student-driven grassroots movement that seeks workplace reforms in large private law firms. The blog and site post self-reported data on billable hours, pro bono participation and diversity. The blog strives to "ensure that practicing law does not mean giving up a commitment to family, community, and dedicated service to clients."
Legal Trade
This blawg focuses on the business of the law, especially in Houston and Texas.
Jurist—Paper Chase
Broad-ranging legal information and research site which includes legal news articles and links to documents.
the last refuge of the persecuted crack smoker
This blawgger "rants about law school, her life, random things she sees on the internet, and anything else she deems worthy."
The Frugal Law Student
"A Law Student’s Effort To Mitigate His Crippling Student Debt." Shopping, saving and other financial tips across the board to help a struggling law student (or grad) save money, from the best (and worst) times to go to the supermarket and ways to save on clothes and car-washing to ideas for reducing the cost of law school and paying off loan debt pronto. "I created this site as a way keep track and find out ways to save money while in law school. I’ll write up posts on discoveries I’ve made in the hope that it can benefit someone else. In addition to personal finance posts, I also post on productivity/life hack topics that have come in handy to me while in law school."
Overheard in Law School
Funny exchanges between law students, law students and professors, or strange statements made by professors while lecturing.
Luis Villa’s Blog
Ramblings on law school in New York, free software, and the spaces in between.
Southern Criminal Law and Justice
Provides news and analysis of criminal law and justice issues within the 11th Circuit.
Trial Ad (and other) Notes
"This blog presents news items and resources relating to trial advocacy and the legal system, with a focus on Washington state. It was developed to support the Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Washington School of Law, but now has a broader coverage and a wider audience. In addition to information about trials and trial practice, you'll find notes about appellate practice, the courts, access to justice, and related topics."
Cairns Blog
This blawg covers "the first amendment, democratic design and civic innovation for the digital age."
Cocky Law Blawg
"Legal research tips & musings from the Coleman Karesh Law Library" at the University of South Carolina School of Law. It is also used "to keep all student, faculty and staff aware of legal and other relevant information. The legal research professors will also post information about classes and general research ideas."
Goldman’s Observations
This blawg offers perspectives on law schools, lawyers and life as a law professor.
Legal Scholarship Blog
Features law-related calls for papers, conferences, and workshops as well as general legal scholarship resources.
Law Career Blog
Law Career Blog says it is "all about law schools, careers in law, and alternative career options for lawyers."
TJ’s Double Play
"We study law for the softball." Discussion of various law school-related events and issues.
Peanut Butter Burrito
"There are basically three things that happen on this blog. One, I post about law school and funny things I encounter in it, because that's hard to escape. Two, I post my creative writing and also write about trying to get it published, which has actually been happening as of late. And three, I've got plenty of rants, mushy crap, and filler, like any good blog."
CALI’s Pre-Law Blog
A resource for incoming law students from the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction.
Lag Liv
Lag liv, Swedish for "law life," is an anonymous blog featuring a law student who posts about being a new mom, wife and law student, turned gripping in the fall of 2007, when the author began detailing the horror of losing her son and the ensuing legal and child protective services battle to get him back.